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History · Pemberwick

22% of Pemberwick’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is . Below: maps from 1944 on.

1on the National Register
22%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pemberwick’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Pemberwick are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Pemberwick’s homes were built before 1959.
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The story so far

Pemberwick, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pemberwick yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Pemberwick is a neighborhood/section and census-designated place in Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pemberwick had a population of 3,899.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,680 to 3,899 (+6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Pemberwick on the map, 1944 to 1971

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pemberwick. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Pemberwick on the 1944 USGS mapPemberwick on the 1951 USGS mapPemberwick on the 1960 USGS mapPemberwick on the 1971 USGS map1944Glenville sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pemberwick.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Pemberwick

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Rock RidgeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGlenville4 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreenwich33 historic placesAByramIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.